CRIS CYBORG TALKING TO UFC ABOUT NEW DEAL

Former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg is in talks with the world’s leading MMA promotion about a new contract, according to her agent Audie Attar, who spoke to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on his MMA show. Cyborg has just one fight left on her contract following her shocking KO loss to Amanda Nunes in UFC 232, but her and her representatives have been apparent with the UFC they are interested in a reunion.
In accordance with Attar, Cyborg expects to fight at UFC 237, which takes place this May at Curitiba, Brazil. The principal event of that event will be headlined by UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas taking on No. 1 contender Jessica Andrade, also it makes a great deal of awareness to pump up the undercard with a fighter of Cyborg’s fame and name value, especially in Brazil. If Cyborg does fight in UFC 237, that will be the final battle on her contract, as he has only 1 battle left it without any champion’s clause due to losing the buckle.
The UFC would be smart to bring back Cyborg on a brand new deal. She’s proven to be a small pay-per-view draw at some time when the UFC wants fighters who market shows, and although she won’t be cheap to re-sign, she is shown to be worth the price. As far as women’s fighters proceed, there aren’t many more exciting fighters than Cyborg and there sure are not many with considerably more name value than she’s. The UFC absolutely should re-sign her as long as the request is appropriate.
Although it would be nice to view Cyborg get a rematch with Nunes viewing like she was on a 13-year win streak before dropping her belt in upset fashion, it’s very unlikely Nunes would take that struggle. The rumor is that Nunes would like to fight Holly Holm next for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, which will leave Cyborg with no upcoming logical opponent. There are not a lot of featherweights in the UFC at this time, but both that do stand out are Megan Anderson and Cat Zingano. Anderson just beat Zingano in contentious fashion following a flea sliced her eye and the fight was stopped in the first round at UFC 232, but Anderson did catch her hands raised. If the UFC wanted to perform Cyborg from Anderson in Brazil, that is a fight which makes a whole lot of sense.
Cyborg will fight that last battle of her contract, but if she will enter free agency, she will have a great deal of suitors. Evidently, Bellator would require a run at her as her ex-Strikeforce promoter Scott Coker is in charge of the business. But I would guess RIZIN and ONE would likewise have a run at her, and of course the WWE, Golden Boy MMA and even some boxing promotions. Cyborg will have plenty of alternatives to choose from. However, if her broker is being sincere, she would like to return to the UFC, and it would be excellent to get MMA fans if that’s what happens.
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